Software-defined Augmented Robot Joint (SARJ)
Established in 1963, the R&D 100 Awards is the only S&T (science and technology) awards competition that recognizes new commercial products, technologies, and materials for their technological significance that are available for sale or license. The R&D 100 Awards, celebrating the program's 60th Anniversary this year, has long been a benchmark of excellence for industry sectors as diverse as telecommunications, high-energy physics, software, manufacturing, and biotechnology. This 2022 R&D 100 winner is listed below, along with its respective category.
Category: Software/Services
Developers: Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) ITRI
Taiwan
Product Description:SARJ, the software enhanced robot joint as an effective building block for versatile mechatronic applications, enables modular robot arm, autonomous mobile robot and many other potential motion-actuation applications more conveniently being developed. Moreover, SARJ equipped with a powerful digital twin platform takes care every aspect of the application-oriented robot formulation.
Developers: Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) ITRI
Taiwan
Product Description:SARJ, the software enhanced robot joint as an effective building block for versatile mechatronic applications, enables modular robot arm, autonomous mobile robot and many other potential motion-actuation applications more conveniently being developed. Moreover, SARJ equipped with a powerful digital twin platform takes care every aspect of the application-oriented robot formulation.

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